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overlook
Synonyms and Antonyms of overlook
- Just down the road there's a great overlook where you can get a panoramic view of the valley below.
overlook
Synonyms and Antonyms of overlook
- You've overlooked your chores again this week.
brush (aside or off), reject, shrug off, slough (off) also sluff (off)
- You'll be asked to overlook larger projects in the future.
call the shots (of), call the tune (for), ride herd on, watch over
- an old belief in a remedy for livestock that has been overlooked
- I quickly overlooked the table of used books to see if there was anything of value.
go over
- The mistakes are so minor that I think we can overlook them.
close one's eyes to, forgive and forget
heed, mark, mind, note, object (to)
- the engineer hired to overlook the construction of the canal
administer, administrate, carry on, conduct, control, direct, govern, guide, handle, keep, manage, operate, oversee, preside (over), regulate, run, steward, superintend, supervise, tend
watch over
Synonym Discussion of overlook
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- habitually neglected his studies
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- disregarded the wishes of his family
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- ignored the snide remark
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- in my rush I overlooked a key example
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- slighted several major authors in her survey
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- forget what others say
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See words that rhyme with overlook Dictionary: Definition of overlook Spanish Central: Translation of overlook Nglish: Translation of overlook for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of overlook for Arabic speakers
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